Cotton prices hit record as mills scramble for supplies

Cotton prices have burst through $2 a pound for the first time, threatening sharp rises in the price of jeans, tee-shirts and other everyday clothing, as mills around the globe race to secure supplies. The gains to record levels have been stoked by a short-term squeeze as the mills have scrambled to buy futures contracts to fix the prices of physical supplies before Friday, the last available

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